lamino-alveolar

[ lam-uh-noh-al-vee-uh-ler ]

adjective

, Phonetics.

1. articulated with the blade of the tongue approaching the alveolar ridge.

noun

1. a lamino-alveolar sound, as the Cockney pronunciation of t in tea.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lamino-alveolar¹

First recorded in 1960–65